備長炭

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
備	長	炭
び > びん Grade: 5	ちょう Grade: 2	すみ > ずみ Grade: 3
goon		kun’yomi

備長炭 (binchō-zumi, binchō-tan): white charcoal

Named after the Edo-period craftsman 備中屋長左衛門 (​Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.

The sumi changes to zumi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びんちょ​ーずみ [bìńchóꜜòzùmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [bʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ːzɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

備(びん)長(ちょう)炭(ずみ) • (binchō-zumi) ^{←びんちやうずみ (bintyau-zumi)?}

1. high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, “ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides”); white charcoal

   Synonym: 備長 (Binchō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
備	長	炭
び > びん Grade: 5	ちょう Grade: 2	たん Grade: 3
goon		on’yomi

Named after the Edo-period craftsman 備中屋長左衛門 (​Bitchūya Chōzaemon), its creator.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びんちょ​ーたん [bìńchóꜜòtàǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [bʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ːtã̠ɴ]

Noun

備(びん)長(ちょう)炭(たん) • (binchō-tan) ^{←びんちやうたん (bintyau-tan)?}

1. high-quality charcoal made from the wood of the 姥目樫 (ubamegashi, “ubame oak, Quercus phillyreoides”); white charcoal

Descendants

• → English: binchotan